Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-06-02
o.RRIEN AGAIN.

An Attempt at ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Driver Receives the Bullet Intended for
O'Brlen.
HAMILTON, Ont, May 24-Editor O'Briens
did not leave his bed at the hotel at Mag
ara N Y, yesterday until eleven o'clock,
and then he was 50 weak as to be almost
unable to stand, and DIR. Campbell told him
positively that he was unfit to leave his
bed, much less to start on journey, but
the latter was firm as rock and left oy
the f2 so train, which arrived at Hamilton
at three D. m. Toronto is not more than
forty miles from Hamilton, and II was re-
ported that bodies of Orangemen were.
getting ready to make descent and JOIN the
local Orangemen in making an attack upon
o. Brien's life. The Nationalists are organ
,zed this time, and O'Brien approves the
idea that they should be and that outside
aid should be sent to Hamilton. O'Brien-
said yesterday that if any thing happened
now they can not put forward any. such an :
excuse as that by Mayor Rowland, OF To-
ronto, that the attack was unexpected
O'Brien met with a reception mere which,
threw every thing that has occurred up 10
the present time in the shade. As he was
helped cut of the car he saw standing
under the scorching rays OF the sun with
their hats off vast body of men, packed
so closely together that a passage could not
be made for some minutes. In vain did .
Mr.. Kilbride and his other friends beseech
the thronging thousands to make way and
stop shaking hands. a thunderous chorus .
of cheers, louder and louder, went up, and
he was forced to interpose an objection.
After having his arm nearly shaken on
O'Brien managed to escape to the carriage
in waiting for him. Presently squadron OF
women, massed solidly as though they.
were drilled, overpowered the men and
would have smothered the member for
northeast Cork with caresses had they
been able to reach his carriage, judging by
the demonstrations made by few who got
that length. Finally the procession Of car
riages moved to the Royal Hotel, saluted
with cheers along the whole route Arrived
there the crowd would have speech. and
he thanked them for their hearty welcome
and predicted a speedy victory for the Irish
cause.
The meeting was held at eight o'clock in
the Palace rink on jackson street, about
half mile from the hotel. Outside the hotel
a large crowd had gathered, only a few Of
whom were anti-O'Brienltes, judging.
by the scattered Kisses and groans amid
the general outbursts OF applause. The
rink. which is capable of holding 1000 per-
sons, was filled. On the platform was g
number of prominent citizens, including
some Orangemen and several Knights OF
Labor. There was also present deputa-s
ton from Toronto, including d. P. Cahill,
who was seriously injured in the riot, to-
gether with many Catholic clergymen who
occupied prominent places.
O'Brien begged the indulgence of the au-
dience on account of his condition, and
proceeded to speak with such force as he
had, covering in the main the same GROUND
which he had heretofore covered in his
speeches. After O'Brien sat down the
chairman read the following cablegram
from London, signed by Justin Mccarthy,
Thomas Sexton, L. NJ. Healy, John Dillon
and ]. G. Biggar: accept the sympathy
oil IUn aa1 fhn
Indignation at the brutal conduct of the
mob at Kingston and Toronto. We earn
estly request that you take rest, under the
best medical care" Dennis Kilbride then
spoke.
A crowd of several hundred collected in
Jackson street, opposite the rink, just as
was the case at Kingston, while the meet
ing was going on. They were Orangemen,
but the chief of police drove them away
and allowed no one to stand on the block.
What he did probably prevented riot, for
had there been any attack the men who
met O'Brien at the depot in the forenoon,
and who were on hand in hundreds march
ing up and down on the side streets, would
have done terrible execution.
O'Brien left the rink by a narrow alley,
passed to McNabb street and jumped into
carriage in waiting, in which were Messrs.
Mcmahon and Roche of the local branch Of
the National League and Dennis Kilbride.
who held the reins, and Z. B. O'Brien. AS
they whipped up the horses and faced for
the hotel crowd suddenly appeared and
set up the usual Kissing and grooming,
which afterward proved to be concerted
signal to a group of five men who lurked
around the market building. AS the car
rage wheeled into Market Square there
was q sudden click, the horses pranced and
a fash of light Overspread a group OF
buildings where the men lurked. The
reins dropped out of John Nelson's
hands and with the exclamation, 20, my &.
God, I'm shotl' he fell forward on the seat.
Crash, crash, crash, quick lightning,
and through bright flashes of flame sped
the bullets from two revolvers until eight
shots had been fired. O'Brien stretched
forward to look out, and as he did so ball
whisked by his face and passed through the
opposite window without harming anybody.
T. P. O'Brien, Nelson's companion,
grasped the reins and dashed the horses
through the square into James street and
down to the hotel corner OF James and
Merrick streets. Here there was hostile
crowd who again hooted as the party within .
tiled to open the door and could not. Mr.
jumped over the door, and draw
ing a revolver, held the crowd at bay while
Mr. O'Brien and bis friends were making
their exit from the carriages, also
by the same uncomfortable way. AS
the party stepped into the corridor of the
hotel volley of rotten eggs was hurled at
them, but no one was hit. Chief McKinnon
and his men now rushed up, but all was
over. Nelson was taken to the city hospi-
tai where DIR. James White extracted the
bullet from the left wrist. No arrests were
made. When O'Brien reached his room he
was smiling and cheerful, and nobody, to
look at him, would have supposed that he
had just escaped from the last of series
of attempts to take his life. Many
express the opinion, O'Brien himself
among the number, and the chief OF po-
lice, too that the men who fired the shots
came from Toronto, but there is not
4I,o q E.rht ost a,-idarca offered to nrnye this